Aug 25, 2023
[ Fall Fruit Harvest ]
Pumpkins, mums, sun flowers, Indian corn and gourds are available in the market place. I saw the white pumpkins and decided to get them...
Aug 25, 2023
[ Falling for Fall ]
You welcome your quests to your home. While the weather is still enjoyable, put a happy face on your outdoor entry. During my travels I'm...
Oct 2, 2021
Harvest Portraits
Think of all the artist who have created beautiful still life’s – “Harvest Portraits.” I have an affection for fruits. Every time I see...
Oct 1, 2021
Fall Is for Pumpkins
Fall is a great time to entertain and provides many themes to use; fall, football, Halloween, or Thanksgiving. I’m an Iris Arpel...
Oct 1, 2021
[ Pumpkins 4 Traditionalist ]
As much as I love white, blue and funky pumpkins, I still have to have a traditional orange pumpkin. 1. Love the color orange. 2. Orange...
Oct 1, 2021
[ Fall Harvest ]
Peaches, pears, plums, grapes and apples - it’s harvest time, and I love creating the fall tablescape that relishes in these fruits and...
Oct 1, 2021
[Wine...on your Table]
Let's move from the pumpkins to grapes to wine for our fall tablescape. Have you noticed the trend to smaller wine glasses? In Europe a...
Sep 16, 2016
[ Jeweled Glad Forgotten Floral ]
My grandmother’s favorite flower was the gladiola. Not sure why it was her favorite flower. This sword like lily is the flower of those...
Sep 8, 2016
[ Back to School ]
Welcome the first day of school with the anticipation of new learning. Ideas come from what we see, hear, or touch. We can imagine via...
Nov 17, 2015
[ Another Use for Kale... TableGlamour ]
Kale chips, kale salads, and now kale tablesettings. Check out your local nursery, Lowes or Home Depot for kale plants. These cabbage...
Oct 26, 2015
[ What does your pumpkin say about you? ]
Do you prefer the orange pumpkin as seen in the farmer’s pumpkin patch? Orange is so yesterday’s news, but it is the fall color. Is...
Oct 20, 2015
[ Blue Pumpkin & Succulents ]
It's time to clean out the summer planters. To extend their blossoms, I bring some of the plants inside. I got very excited after reading...
Oct 15, 2015
[ In the Woods ]
Fall is in the air. Find a wooded area, pack a lunch and take a special friend started with a knitted granny thow. Some granny spent her...
Oct 14, 2015
[In the Woods Part 2]
The in the woods retro look, may not be for all of you. So, how the table cloth has been switched out for a Provence cloth. It's so easy...
Oct 10, 2015
[ Mix and Match ]
Let's look at mixing and matching. You do this every day when you select what you want to wear. Let's apply those same principles to your...